Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He also received three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rush is the founding president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year.
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Academy Awards
Best Actor
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Known For
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003)
Hector Barbossa
Finding Nemo
(2003)
Nigel (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(2011)
Hector Barbossa
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
Hector Barbossa
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007)
Hector Barbossa
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
(2017)
Hector Barbossa
Munich
(2005)
Ephraim
Green Lantern
(2011)
Tomar-Re (voice)
Gods of Egypt
(2016)
Ra
The King's Speech
(2010)
Lionel Logue
Minions
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(2010)
Ezylryb (voice)
Les Misérables
(1998)
Javert
Intolerable Cruelty
(2003)
Donovan Donaly
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
(2007)
Sir Francis Walsingham
Quills
(2000)
Marquis de Sade
Full Filmography
Acting
Hoodwink
(1981)
Starstruck
(1982)
Floor Manager
Twelfth Night
(1987)
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
(1995)
Dave Rudd
Shine
(1996)
David as an adult
Children of the Revolution
(1996)
Zachary Welch
Twisted
(1997)
Harry Chisholm (segment 'Bonus Mileage')
Oscar and Lucinda
(1997)
Narrator (voice)
Les Misérables
(1998)
Javert
Shakespeare in Love
(1998)
Philip Henslowe
A Little Bit of Soul
(1998)
Godfrey Usher
Elizabeth
(1998)
Sir Francis Walsingham
Mystery Men
(1999)
Casanova Frankenstein
House on Haunted Hill
(1999)
Stephen Price
Quills
(2000)
Marquis de Sade
The Magic Pudding
(2000)
Bunyip Bluegum (voice)
The Tailor of Panama
(2001)
Harry Pendel
Lantana
(2001)
John Knox
The Banger Sisters
(2002)
Harry Plummer
Frida
(2002)
Leon Trotsky
The Nature of Lantana
(2002)
Self
Harvie Krumpet
(2003)
Narrator (voice)
Intolerable Cruelty
(2003)
Donovan Donaly
Swimming Upstream
(2003)
Harold Fingleton
Ned Kelly
(2003)
Superintendent Francis Hare
Finding Nemo
(2003)
Nigel (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003)
Hector Barbossa
An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003)
Self
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
(2004)
Peter Sellers
Munich
(2005)
Ephraim
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
Hector Barbossa
Candy
(2006)
Casper
Whaledreamers
(2006)
Self
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
(2007)
Sir Francis Walsingham
The Pixar Story
(2007)
Nigel (voice) (archive footage)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007)
Hector Barbossa
$9.99
(2009)
Angel (voice)
Bran Nue Dae
(2009)
Father Benedictus
The Warrior's Way
(2010)
Ron
The King's Speech
(2010)
Lionel Logue
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(2010)
Ezylryb (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(2011)
Hector Barbossa
The Eye of the Storm
(2011)
Basil Hunter
Green Lantern
(2011)
Tomar-Re (voice)
The Man Who Could Not Dream
(2012)
Narrator / Talking Bird
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
The Book Thief
(2013)
Hans Hubermann
The Best Offer
(2013)
Virgil Oldman
Minions
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
The Daughter
(2015)
Henry
Unity
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
Holding the Man
(2015)
Barry
Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose
(2015)
Oak Tree
Gods of Egypt
(2016)
Ra
Final Portrait
(2017)
Alberto Giacometti
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
(2017)
Hector Barbossa
Storm Boy
(2019)
Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingley
Production